Those who say this is the "best silver store in Texas" have in fact, not explored Texas. Most Eclectic in Houston yes, however, that's about as far as it goes and that's saying a lot. I'm all about supporting local businesses for sure, but most of their inventory is very one dimensional...a lot of the same thing and, in my opinion, outdated.
With that said, if you love stones, can appreciate the natural ones for what they are and know what your talking about, then they do have some nice ones to choose from. This is the exact reason I chose this place to make a rather expensive purchase for my BF's mother for her 60th b-day.
My BF is from Denver and just a month after we met, he flew me out there to meet his mother. One of the things I remember the most from that trip was his mother's massive jewelry collection of silver and every stone imaginable...I'm certain even the owner of Fly High would be envious. I recall her pointing out piece after piece and giving me details of each stone.
So Fly High isn't exactly my taste but I knew that it would work perfect for my BF's mother (or so I thought)! I chose a matching bracelet and earrings to the tune of around $600. Keep in mind price was no object here. Sent it off to Denver and she LOVED it...mission accomplished....er, not quite. The bracelet, although silver, would not have been considered an everyday piece, rather something you would wear for a special occasion. Within the first year that we bought it for her she wore it twice, once to her nephews wedding and once to the theater....both times it fell off of her wrist. Fearful that she would end up losing it, she put it back in the original box and let us know what had happened. Fast forward a year, his mother sold her home and business in Denver and moved to Texas to be near her two sons. I immediately asked her for the bracelet (she's in the Woodlands) so I could take it in for her to be fixed.
Low and behold, they actually charged me to tighten up the clasp, or to do whatever they did to it so that it wouldn't fall off....the fee was nominal, regardless, I was SHOCKED! In my opinion, this is not how a local shop should do business if they want to keep business. You don't charge your customer for something that was never right to begin with? And like I said, the fee was nominal so why would they turn around and make the patron pay for it? How can they not understand that taking on the small fee to fix a fairly high priced item would have us think of them again for our next purchase?
This incident took place awhile ago....thank heavens for Yelp, I can finally get this out there! I don't remember all the lame excuses the guy gave to me (trust me, totally lame) I do remember that is was very unprofessional and sadly we will never go back.....
So, I'm certain this is a fine place to pick up some charms or some inexpensive silver pieces, just don't bother throwing your money away on any high-priced items as the customer service and customer retention isn't anything to speak of. read more